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490: 543: 61: 23: 268: 603: 584: 527: 416: 331: 396: 264:, and entered service in 1966. At over 300 ft (91 m), they were the longest vessels on any of the East African lakes. 442: 357: 284: 200: 613: 577: 520: 618: 196: 628: 623: 461: 224: 608: 570: 513: 249: 102: 436: 392: 351: 554: 497: 229: 597: 207: 80: 76: 384: 456: 489: 239: 203: 141: 253: 542: 261: 242: 257: 272: 271:(EARH) until 1977, when EARH was divided between Kenya, Tanzania and 219: 215: 211: 92: 88: 84: 65: 22: 550: 60: 389:
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558: 501: 423:. Archived from the original on 23 September 2006 338:. Archived from the original on 23 September 2006 387:; Willetts, Duncan; Matheson, Alastair (1986). 267:The two vessels were owned and operated by the 269:East African Railways and Harbours Corporation 578: 521: 391:. London: The Bodley Head. pp. 140–143. 8: 410: 408: 585: 571: 528: 514: 325: 323: 321: 319: 317: 315: 313: 311: 309: 305: 434: 379: 377: 375: 373: 371: 369: 367: 349: 17: 7: 539: 537: 486: 484: 293:was suspended from service in 2007. 175:800 hp (600 kW) V-8 diesel 557:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 500:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 296:It was later revived in late 2019 14: 167:8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) 541: 488: 59: 21: 604:Ships built on the River Clyde 1: 285:Tanzania Railways Corporation 159:over 300 ft (91 m) 283:was transferred to the new 645: 536: 483: 201:Kenya Railways Corporation 441:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 356:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 199:in East Africa. She is a 132: 36: 20: 496:This ferry article is a 415:Cameron, Stuart (2004). 31:anchored at Kisumu Docks 133:General characteristics 248:were built in 1965 by 206:that operated between 553:related article is a 421:Clyde-built Database 336:Clyde-built Database 250:Yarrow Shipbuilders 228:means "freedom" in 197:Lake Victoria ferry 103:Yarrow Shipbuilders 566: 565: 509: 508: 457:"Counting Losses" 330:Cameron, Stuart. 187: 186: 636: 614:Ferries of Kenya 587: 580: 573: 545: 538: 530: 523: 516: 492: 485: 475: 474: 472: 470: 465:. 4 October 2007 453: 447: 446: 440: 432: 430: 428: 412: 403: 402: 381: 362: 361: 355: 347: 345: 343: 327: 64: 63: 55:Port of registry 25: 18: 644: 643: 639: 638: 637: 635: 634: 633: 594: 593: 592: 591: 535: 534: 481: 479: 478: 468: 466: 455: 454: 450: 433: 426: 424: 414: 413: 406: 399: 383: 382: 365: 348: 341: 339: 332:"Uhuru1 (1965)" 329: 328: 307: 302: 172:Installed power 58: 32: 12: 11: 5: 642: 640: 632: 631: 626: 621: 616: 611: 606: 596: 595: 590: 589: 582: 575: 567: 564: 563: 546: 533: 532: 525: 518: 510: 507: 506: 493: 477: 476: 448: 404: 397: 363: 304: 303: 301: 298: 185: 184: 181: 177: 176: 173: 169: 168: 165: 161: 160: 157: 153: 152: 149: 145: 144: 139: 135: 134: 130: 129: 126: 122: 121: 118: 114: 113: 110: 106: 105: 100: 96: 95: 73: 69: 68: 56: 52: 51: 43: 39: 38: 34: 33: 26: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 641: 630: 627: 625: 622: 620: 619:Train ferries 617: 615: 612: 610: 607: 605: 602: 601: 599: 588: 583: 581: 576: 574: 569: 568: 562: 560: 556: 552: 547: 544: 540: 531: 526: 524: 519: 517: 512: 511: 505: 503: 499: 494: 491: 487: 482: 464: 463: 458: 452: 449: 444: 438: 422: 418: 411: 409: 405: 400: 398:0-370-30774-7 394: 390: 386: 385:Amin, Mohamed 380: 378: 376: 374: 372: 370: 368: 364: 359: 353: 337: 333: 326: 324: 322: 320: 318: 316: 314: 312: 310: 306: 299: 297: 294: 292: 288: 286: 282: 278: 274: 270: 265: 263: 259: 255: 251: 247: 246: 241: 237: 233: 231: 227: 226: 221: 217: 213: 209: 205: 202: 198: 194: 193: 182: 179: 178: 174: 171: 170: 166: 163: 162: 158: 155: 154: 150: 147: 146: 143: 140: 137: 136: 131: 127: 124: 123: 119: 116: 115: 111: 108: 107: 104: 101: 98: 97: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 77:Lake Victoria 74: 71: 70: 67: 62: 57: 54: 53: 50: 49: 44: 41: 40: 35: 30: 24: 19: 16: 559:expanding it 548: 502:expanding it 495: 480: 467:. Retrieved 462:The Standard 460: 451: 425:. Retrieved 420: 388: 340:. Retrieved 335: 295: 290: 289: 280: 276: 266: 244: 235: 234: 223: 191: 189: 188: 47: 45: 28: 15: 629:Kenya stubs 624:Ferry stubs 240:sister ship 204:train ferry 142:train ferry 109:Yard number 609:1965 ships 598:Categories 300:References 180:Propulsion 125:In service 254:Scotstoun 437:cite web 352:cite web 262:Scotland 243:MV  238:and her 117:Launched 79:between 417:"Umoja" 258:Glasgow 230:Swahili 164:Draught 148:Tonnage 99:Builder 37:History 469:17 May 427:17 May 395:  342:22 May 273:Uganda 236:Uhuru1 220:Kisumu 216:Musoma 212:Mwanza 192:Uhuru1 156:Length 93:Kisumu 91:& 89:Musoma 85:Mwanza 66:Kisumu 48:Uhuru1 29:Uhuru1 551:Kenya 549:This 291:Uhuru 281:Umoja 277:Uhuru 245:Umoja 225:Uhuru 208:Jinja 195:is a 183:screw 151:1,180 81:Jinja 72:Route 555:stub 498:stub 471:2011 443:link 429:2011 393:ISBN 358:link 344:2011 218:and 138:Type 128:1966 120:1965 112:2243 42:Name 252:in 190:MV 75:on 46:MV 27:MV 600:: 459:. 439:}} 435:{{ 419:. 407:^ 366:^ 354:}} 350:{{ 334:. 308:^ 287:. 275:. 260:, 256:, 232:. 222:. 214:, 210:, 87:, 83:, 586:e 579:t 572:v 561:. 529:e 522:t 515:v 504:. 473:. 445:) 431:. 401:. 360:) 346:.

Index


Kenya
Kisumu
Lake Victoria
Jinja
Mwanza
Musoma
Kisumu
Yarrow Shipbuilders
train ferry
Lake Victoria ferry
Kenya Railways Corporation
train ferry
Jinja
Mwanza
Musoma
Kisumu
Uhuru
Swahili
sister ship
MV Umoja
Yarrow Shipbuilders
Scotstoun
Glasgow
Scotland
East African Railways and Harbours Corporation
Uganda
Tanzania Railways Corporation

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